Basiclab Esteticus Skin Structure Regenerating Serum with 1% Ceramides and 5% Peptides

Basiclab Esteticus Skin Structure Regenerating Serum with 1% Ceramides and 5% Peptides Basiclab Esteticus Skin Structure Regenerating Serum with 1% Ceramides and 5% Peptides ingredients explained: Aqua, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Squalane, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Inulin, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Tetrapeptide-21, Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreonine, Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminohydroxybutyrate, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Levulinate, Levulinic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Rosa Canina Fruit Oil emollient Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 goodie Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate emulsifying Inulin Borago Officinalis Seed Oil soothing, emollient Ceramide NP skin-identical ingredient Ceramide AP Tetrapeptide-21 cell-communicating ingredient Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreonine Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminohydroxybutyrate Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Citric Acid buffering Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Sodium Levulinate Levulinic Acid perfuming Sodium Benzoate preservative Potassium Sorbate Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Expand to read more Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying. One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time. Though it says fruit oil in its name, the rosehip fruit contains the seeds that contain the oil. So this one is the same as Rosa Canina Seed Oil, or Rosehip Oil, known for its high omega fatty acid content (linoleic acid - 51%, linolenic acid - 19% and oleic acid - 20%) and skin-regenerative properties. There is a common misconception that rosehip oil contains vitamin C as the fruit itself does, but vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin hence it is not contained in the oil. The antioxidant and regenerative properties of the oil probably come from the oil-soluble tocopherols (vitamin E) and carotenoids (pro-vitamin A). Read more here. It seems to us that squalane is in fashion and there is a reason for it. Chemically speaking, it is a saturated (no double bonds) hydrocarbon (a molecule consisting only of carbon and hydrogen), meaning that it's a nice and stable oily liquid with a long shelf life. It occurs naturally in certain fish and plant oils (e.g. olive), and in the sebum (the oily stuff our skin produces) of the human skin. As f.c. puts it in his awesome blog post, squalane's main things are "emolliency, surface occlusion, and TEWL prevention all with extreme cosmetic elegance". In other words, it's a superb moisturizer that makes your skin nice and smooth, without being heavy or greasy. Another advantage of squalane is that it is pretty much compatible with all skin types and skin conditions. It is excellent for acne-prone skin and safe to use even if you have fungi-related skin issues, like seborrhea or fungal acne. The unsaturated (with double bonds) and hence less stable version of Squalane is Squalene, you can read about it here >> A natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrier Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40% High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin Primary fat-soluble antioxidant in our skin Significant photoprotection against UVB rays Vit C + Vit E work in synergy and provide great photoprotection Has emollient properties Easy to what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | emollient irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant soothing | emollient moisturizer/humectant | solvent